Radeon 550X vs Radeon HD 7790
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon 550X and Radeon HD 7790, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon 550X stacks up against Radeon HD 7790, check out specs charts below.
Radeon 550X
Main Specs
Radeon 550X
Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP)
50 Watt
85 Watt
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x8
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
1x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7790 has 70% more power consumption, than Radeon 550X.
Radeon 550X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Radeon HD 7790 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon 550X has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon 550X is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon 550X is 82 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7790.
Radeon 550X is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7790 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7790 is 38 mm longer, than Radeon 550X.
Memory clock speed of Radeon 550X is 1000 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7790.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
7−8
16−18
ultra / 1080p
4−5
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
16−18
30−35
medium / 1080p
9−10
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 122% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
12−14
24−27
ultra / 1080p
10−12
21−24
QHD / 1440p
0−1
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 720p
24−27
50−55
medium / 1080p
12−14
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Battlefield 5 is 113% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon 550X and Radeon HD 7790 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
210−220
medium / 768p
110−120
180−190
ultra / 1080p
55−60
100−110
QHD / 1440p
30−35
55−60
4K / 2160p
27−30
30−35
high / 768p
85−90
140−150
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 59% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
20−22
40−45
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 16% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
80−85
110−120
medium / 768p
60−65
95−100
ultra / 1080p
35−40
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Dota 2 is 55% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
8−9
18−20
ultra / 1080p
8−9
16−18
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
4K / 2160p
4−5
6−7
low / 720p
20−22
40−45
medium / 1080p
9−10
20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Far Cry 5 is 110% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
14−16
24−27
ultra / 1080p
10−12
20−22
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
60−65
100−110
medium / 1080p
24−27
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Fortnite is 85% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
12−14
27−30
ultra / 1080p
10−12
21−24
QHD / 1440p
1−2
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
low / 720p
27−30
55−60
medium / 1080p
14−16
30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Forza Horizon 4 is 130% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
55−60
85−90
medium / 768p
45−50
75−80
high / 1080p
12−14
30−35
ultra / 1080p
6−7
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Grand Theft Auto V is 67% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
5−6
10−11
ultra / 1080p
3−4
8−9
4K / 2160p
0−1
3−4
low / 720p
12−14
30−35
medium / 1080p
7−8
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Metro Exodus is 128% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
95−100
110−120
high / 1080p
90−95
−
ultra / 1080p
80−85
−
medium / 1080p
90−95
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Minecraft is 15% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
16−18
21−24
ultra / 1080p
14−16
18−20
low / 720p
30−35
55−60
medium / 1080p
18−20
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 55% more, than Radeon 550X.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
7−8
10−11
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
12−14
30−33
medium / 1080p
10−12
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 90% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
24−27
55−60
medium / 768p
16−18
35−40
high / 1080p
10−11
20−22
ultra / 1080p
6−7
10−12
4K / 2160p
6−7
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 107% more, than Radeon 550X.
low / 768p
85−90
100−110
medium / 768p
45−50
60−65
ultra / 1080p
20−22
35−40
high / 768p
35−40
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in World of Tanks is 35% more, than Radeon 550X.
Full Specs
Radeon 550X
Radeon HD 7790
Architecture
GCN 4.0
GCN 2.0
Code name
Lexa
Bonaire
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Release date
27 March 2019
22 March 2013
Pipelines
512
896
Core clock speed
1082 MHz
1000 MHz
Boost Clock
1218 MHz
Transistor count
2,200 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
38.98
56.00
Floating-point performance
1,792 gflops
Length
145 mm
183 mm
Memory bus width
128 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
7000 MHz
6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
112.0 GB/s
96 GB/s
DirectX
12 (12_0)
12 (12_0)
Shader Model
6.4
6.3
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
OpenCL
2.0
2.0
Vulkan
1.2.131
1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
218 Mh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)
5.2 Mh/s
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